approve
verb (used with object)
to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably.
is approving
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present progressiveof approve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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What we now know is the government is approving drilling of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, about 150 miles east of Aberdeen.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
As such, the speed at which the state is approving projects, they say, is concerning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Is there one person who’s in charge of WordPress, and is approving the patches that get submitted?
From The Verge ● Mar. 15, 2022
During the test, the company is approving the moderators and will work closely with them.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
Even should it so happen 272that we do approve entirely of his conduct, it is we who are approving of him, not he who is approving of us.
From Is Life Worth Living? by W. H. (William Hurrell) Mallock
